Between 1899 and 1901 North Shields Athletic, only newly formed in 1896, were already enjoying success, winning the South Shields and District League and Cup,… Read More »The West End Invincibles: When Shields were Flying High for the First Time
Always be careful when cooking and eating wild plants. Many are toxic and easily mistaken. Wild Cabbage Brassica oleracea — Towards the end of the summer and beginning… Read More »Things the Medieval Monks of Tynemouth Ate
St Mary’s Light on Penbal Crag From mountain ridge to forest caveThe scattered flowers of summer smile,But dark and heavy rolls the waveThat sweeps round Tynemouth’s… Read More »St Mary’s Light on Penbal Crag
‘Harvest From The Deep’ is a series from the Independent North Shields Supporters Association digging into the history of the football club. Remarkably, this letter… Read More »Lighting the Fire of Football
Why INSSA? Because Football is Crucial William Jarrett, Interim INSSA Chair Football is in my blood. It’s in my bones. It’s in my DNA. As… Read More »Why INSSA? Because Football is Crucial
I’ve worked for several years on the Blake Chesters thesis, steadily building up a picture of the place to strengthen the evidence for a Roman… Read More »Possible Mosaic Found at Blake Chesters in 1970s and 80s
Here’s an article from 2015, originally published in True Faith, celebrating Shields’ glorious FA Vase campaign that year. “We have decided to publish this piece… Read More »News From Nowhere – The Fish and The Phoenix
An Open Letter to North Shields FC Committee 31st Jan 2024 Dear Club Committee, We represent the newly formed Independent North Shields Supporters Association. We… Read More »An Open Letter to North Shields FC Committee
The Most Heartbreaking Guitar Solo in History 🎶 The outro to Mark Knopfler’s Tunnel of Love has been described as such. It is certainly a… Read More »The Most Heartbreaking Guitar Solo in History
The old Riverside Branch Line, which preceded the Tyne & Wear Metro, included the station ‘Point Pleasant’ between Wallsend and Willington Quay, which is now… Read More »Point Pleasant, the Site of a Roman Dock?
